Imagine if you had a button on your lip - if you button it, you will keep your mouth closed and be quiet. The same if you hold your tongue between your fingers - it's not moving, so you're quiet. The person wants you to stop talking so much.
"Hold your tongue" means don't just say what comes to mind - or think before you talk.
The idiom "tip of my tongue" refers to the feeling of almost remembering something but not being able to recall it fully. It conveys the sensation of the word or information being just out of reach in one's memory.
Nothing. The phrase is tongue in cheek, as if you were talking with your tongue twisted into your cheek instead of in the middle of your mouth. Tongue in cheek means you are not speaking seriously, but in jest.
In band it means to make notes sharper by "tounging" your instraument.
One with a silvery tongue, is someone who is a smooth or persuasive speaker.
"Hold your tongue" means don't just say what comes to mind - or think before you talk.
When "the cat has your tongue", that means that you can't or aren't saying anything.
Someone with an oily tongue is a "smooth" talker who's trying to con you into doing something.
It means he speaks in a foreign language.
The idiom "tip of my tongue" refers to the feeling of almost remembering something but not being able to recall it fully. It conveys the sensation of the word or information being just out of reach in one's memory.
Nothing. The phrase is tongue in cheek, as if you were talking with your tongue twisted into your cheek instead of in the middle of your mouth. Tongue in cheek means you are not speaking seriously, but in jest.
To be tightfisted means that you hold on to your money. You're cheap.
To not speak. To remain silent.
In band it means to make notes sharper by "tounging" your instraument.
The idiom "acid tongue" is used to describe someone who speaks harshly or critically, often with the intention to hurt or offend others. It implies that their words are sharp and can be damaging, similar to how acid can be corrosive.
One with a silvery tongue, is someone who is a smooth or persuasive speaker.
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